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Lenen Patent No. 67,591, daad .my so, 186i.

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Be it known that I, JOHN WILCOX, of Springeld, in the county of Hampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Butter-Jars; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and mannerl of using the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this speciication,in a'hich- Figure l is a vertical section. k Figure 2, a perspective view oi' the' follower.

Figure 8, s, section of the lid. g Figure d, o. perspective viewof the binding-har. Figure 5, a perspective view of the cushion; and v Figure 6, a top elevation of a cup. l My invention relates to ajar for the preservation of butter, and consistsiu the provision and arrangement v of a series or number of small jars or cups within o. large or `main jar in such a manner that the small jars or cups, with their contents, may he removed, one by one, at pleasure, without disturbance or injury to those remaining, or the whole may he scaled up air-tight, and butter thus kept for any length of time without danger of hurting. g

And in carrying out my invention I makethe main jar, A, of common glass, cylindrical in form, from ve to six inches in diameter, and from ten to twelve inches in depth, with a shoulder near the top forthe support of the lid II, and gaimgroovcs g go'n opposite sides for the accommodation of the binding-baffo, as secu in tig. I.

I And further, I provide corrugated cups a a a, also of common glass, pressed in the ordinary mannenthe size of the cups being such as to-drop freely into the, main'y jar A, the' bottom of one cup yforming the llid of another, as seen in iig. The interior of the cups a a a I make slightly flaring to facilitate the removal of butter therefrom, and in the bottom of each cup I form some design, 4as seen in fig. 6, thusconstituting the cup not only a. receptacle for butter, but a mould or marker. i

And further, when the cupsa a a are lled with butter, I provide each of them with a covering of cloth, cotton, or Enom-which I secure in place by means of a soft cord or string, k, as seen in iig. 6, the use of the i cord Ic being not only to secure the cloth, but to serve as a packingfor the cup o a a, and also as arhandle or r bail, whereby te remore such cups from the main jar A. A l

And further, when the cups a a a are lled with butter and packed in the jar A, I provide a Wooden follower, e, fig. 2, which I place in the jar A, across the top cup of the series o a a, and ou the follower I place an elastic cushion, c, fig. 1, which I make of cork.

And further. I provide a wooden hinding-bar, b, the ends of which are designed to fit the gaingrooves" g g', the middle of the bar resting on the elastic cushion c. And when the cups, follower, cushion, and bar are thus arranged in the jar A I secro them all firmly in position hy turning the bar b in the grooves g g. Itlien b pour strong brine into main jar A, lling it a little above the top of the series a' a a.

And finally, I provide o. glass lid, H, iig. 3, with which I cover the main jar A, and make the whole airtight by pouring beeswax and tallos', melted together, into 1t'he groove or iuterstice around the lid H.

Butter put up in this manner muy be kept any length of time without injury to the taste, and is always ready for use in neat and Vconvenient quantities. I prefer to have the jar A, lid H, and cups a a g made of glass, stone, or Crockery, as such materials will not corrode, leak, or injure the taste of the butter. The cups i' a a a 'are intended to hold one or two pounds cach, and to be ve or ten` in number, the main jar A being proportioncd accordingly. ,Y y

l. I claim thc combination of the cups a a a with each other and with 'the main jar A, substantially as specified and .for the purpose set forth. j Y n 2. I claim the elastic cushion c, in combination with the har d, grooves g g', and follower e, as and for the purpose specified.

8. I claim a packing, it, for thc protection of the cups a ct a, within the main jar A.

r 4i. I claim a. buttercup and stamp or marker, a, whenmade in one and the same piece, substantisllyas and i- .H for the purpose described. v I Joins wrLoox. Witnesses SrnNnY SANnnas, WM.` C. Bauer. 

